The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-12
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON.
MOVEMENT AFooT FOR THE INTER
STATE EXPRESS LAW.
The Cable Street Railway-Improve-
ments Made on the Western APP
proach to the Capitol Building The
Printing once.

pears W Dt HuSplc over lllt uuNolloh
whether the present interstate commerce
law covers the traffic OF the express COM
panies, and one Of the old companies has
recently reached out to take in an oppo-
sition line, bill to be called interstate ex-
press is to DO introduced rs soon as Con-
gress convcnes, and then this, as well rs
interstate railroad traffic, will be regu-
lated.
With view to discouraging the passage
of the bill chartering and granting right of
way to cable street railway here, the
horse car company have greatly improved
their line and cars, putting on two horses
and conductors where the bob tail cars
were in use. But the cause of Il cable line
seems TO have grown more popular by this
Improvement and there Is little doubt that
it will prevail this winter.
Those who visit Washington this winter
will he surprised at the improvements
made at the west approach TO the capitol.
The whole surroundings are being put in
OF marble. And those who come year
hence will be more surprised. The west
ern approach, which oyerlooks the princi-
pal part OF the city, is to be much hand
somer than that on the east, where the
new presidents are inaugurated.
The growth of popularity OF postal tel
egraphy leads the friends OF the Postmas-
ter General to predict that he will recon-
mend il in his annual report. IL is said
the President will speak OF 1t in his mes
sage TO Congress, but that he is not favor
able to it.
TIE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
There is little doubt now that an inves-
tigation will he made during the approach
ing session Of Congress- by special com
mittec OF the Senate or House, into the
management OF the government printing
office. The bold manner in which contri-
| buttons were made for the New York cam
paign, during the past ten days, has led
! the Republicans TO determine upon an in
vesligation. 1t was threatened during the
last session, but the short time the present
| public printer had been in Office deferred
them from action.
There is no other branch OF the govern
ment where 50 much discretion Is left TO a
public officer as in this one. Millions OF
dollars are annually expended upon the
rcquisition or ut the free will uf the public
printer for paper, ink, presses, type, ma
tcrials Of all Kinds, rs well as labor, and
! there has been no investigation for many
ycaTs, II, indeed, thorough investigation
was ever made. There is q desire upon
the part Of Republicans, too, to see how
! the men in their party conducted the Of
flee. All kinds OF stories have been told
/ Of the management OF the office now and
how il was conducted in the past, and q
| thorough inquiry would require q great
amount Of labor, and, ii any good resulted,
would require noia little OF mechanical and
other skin.
Within few days the Republican ma
tional league will be in its quarters and
have its work begun. A fine building
viii be leased and furnished, and club
house, similar TO the Union league in New
York, will be conducted. There will he a
splendid cafe, and provisions made for the
entertainment OF guests who tits intended
shall include the active and prominent Re-
publicans OF the whole country. The
national Republican committee, when II
meets here in December. will likely be
asked TO sit in the club-rooms.
GREAT HOTEL.
The projectors Of the proposed Windsor
hotel say they will renew their request 10
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gress came very near passing the bill at
the last session, aud there appeared to be
no serious opposition or objection. The
company propose to build and furnish a
| hotel at a cost Of e., 500, OO0-such n hotel
rs the people OF the entire country will be
proud Of. II there Is one thing morc than
another that the national capital really
needs II IL capaciouB and first class
L.N ..1 l.t,N
none M good rs the patronage will war
rant. Then, there is no place for large
parties Of any kind. such as the people
frequently want There il no place where
large meeting can be held or large
number Of people fed. indianapolis.
/ Columbus. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Omaha
aud various other cities, which do not lay
claim to the grandeur Of the national
capital. have rs commodious, and, in some
instances, better hotels.
A syndicate Of nonresident aud local
people have determined, in the event this
proposed company Is not corporatcd at
once, 10 construct n grand hotel and run
IL on the European plan, with view to
catching society people, politicians, and
thosc who want 10 entertain. They have
plenty Of money aud their plans, ns have
seen them, contemplate good investment,
although there Il 10 b. no stock sold. Just
a hall dozen men will build the hotel and
lrm.h II, aud they promise to $50 that IL
/ - ran not only on a novel, but popular
plan The Windsor hotel company pro-
post building 10 occupy the whole OF one
OF our great squares. One or the other
OF the combinations will undoubtedly have
the finest hotel here in the United states
by the time Of the next presidential in
augurntion.